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Author: Herman Melville. (introduction by William McFee, Notes by M.D. Holmes).
Title: MOBY DICK or THE WHITE WHALE.
Publisher: Chicago, The John C. Winston Company, no date (1931). First Winston Edition illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9" X 7". 
Pages: xvii-414 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original pictorial full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, name of a previous owner's first endpaper, and the half-title page - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with four full-page color plates and four black and white full-page illustrations by Anton Otto Fischer.

Estimate: (USD 200 - USD 300).

The book: This very attractive 1931 Winston edition of "Moby Dick or The White Whale" by Herman Melville, illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer, offers a vividly re-imagined presentation of one of America's greatest novels. First published in 1851, "Moby Dick" is an epic tale of Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to kill the giant white whale that maimed him, a narrative rich with allegory about humanity’s struggle against the universe. This edition includes an introduction by maritime author William McFee, providing contemporary insights into Melville’s themes, and notes by M.D. Holmes helps contextualize the historical and nautical elements of the story.

The author:  Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. His best-known works include Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851). His work was almost forgotten during his last thirty years. His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. He developed a complex, baroque style: the vocabulary is rich and original, a strong sense of rhythm infuses the elaborate sentences, the imagery is often mystical or ironic, and the abundance of allusion extends to biblical Scripture, myth, philosophy, literature, and the visual arts.

The illustrator:  Anton Otto Fischer was a marine artist known for his ability to capture the drama and scale of the sea. His illustrations for this edition of "Moby Dick" bring vivid life to Melville’s complex characters and thematic depth, enhancing the reader’s experience with dramatic visuals that reflect the intensity of the novel.